Sausage-making machine



May 24, 1927.

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Patented May 24, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE..

CLARENCE CURRY, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

SAD'SAGE-MAKING MACHINE.

Application tiled March 22, 1927. Serial No. 177,386.

My invention relates to a machine for nates a horizontal shaft or rod, carriedby a linking and supporting sausages prior to support-block 16. This support-block is the smoking treatment. provided with upstanding ears 17 and 18.

As is well known, the filled sausage casing The top of the ear 17 is closed and the same V60 '5 is ordinarily laid across a measuring block is provided with an upper opening 19, Figby the operator, and pressed between the ure 3, which is circularly curved, and leads thumb and foretinger at each end of the into a. lower opening 20 of larger diameter, link. The casing is then lifted from the rand also is curved. The ear 18 is problock. compressed slightly and suitably vided with a recess 21, circularly curved at turned tor twisting the casing between the its bottom and open at its top. As clearly links. This' operation is continued until the illustrated in Figure 8, one end of the shaft entire casing has been formed in the links. may be quickly and conveniently inserted After' this the linked sausages are gathered into the opening 19 and recesses 21 and will up upon the fingers and draped over the be securely supportedfrom one end. in a 70 `15 smoke stick. This smoke stick is suspended substantially horizontal position, while its in a suitable smoke house. 4 opposite end is free and unsupported.

In accordance with my invention, I pro- The machine embodies a radially collapsi- 'vide a machine, by the operation of which, ble and extensible reel element, including all of these functions, previously formed by preferably three horizontal parallel side 75 hand entirely, may be carried out, in a much rods 22 which are preferably laterally equi-` more reliable manner, and at a great saving distantly spaced. At their opposite ends, in time and labor. these side rods are pivotally connected with In the accompanying drawings, forming a links 23, as shown at 24. The links v23, to part of this specification, and in which like the right, are radially disposed, and are piv'- 80 numerals are employed to designate like oted within slotted radial knuckles or ears parts throughout the same, 25, as shown at 26. These knuckles' are Figure 1 is a plan vlewvot a sausage linkpreferably formed integral with a sliding ing machine embodying my invention, head or carriage 27, slidably mounted upon Figure 2 is aside elevation of the same, the shaft 15. The head 27 1s equlppe'd with 85 Figure 3 is an elevation of one end of the a knob 28. so that' it may-be manually shittmachine, ed. The links 23, to the left, Figure 2, are

Figure 4 is an elevation of the opposite pivotally mounted, as shown at 29, within end of the machine, slotted radial knuckles 30, integral with a Figure 5 is a transverse section taken on head orcarriage 31, slidable'upon the shaft 90 line 5--5 of Figure 2, 15. The extent of inward sliding movement Figure 6 is a similar view taken on lme of the carriage 31 is regulated by a stop col- 6-6 of Figure 2, lar 32, longitudinally adjustable upon the- Figure 7 is a fragmentary side elevation shaft 15, and clamped thereto by a set screw of the collapsible smoke stick support or 33 or the like. Carriage 31 is locked in the 95 40 arm, Y inner position, by means of a ring 34, slid- Figure 8 is a longitudinal section taken on able upon the shaft 15, and adapted to be line 8-8 of Figure 1, locked thereto b means of a locklng cam 35 Figure 9 is a perspective view of thereel which is pivote to the collar 34, as shown element embodied in the machine, at 36.

Figure 1() is atransverse section through The numeral 37 designates a generally the reel element showing the manner of semi-circular control plate, which is radial producing the links, with respect to the shaft 15 and preferably Figure 11 is a similar view, showlng the integral with a collar 38, which 1s slidably reel element turned to the next position, and, mounted upon the shaft 15. The collar 38 105* Figure 12 is a similar view, showing the is held against longitudinal movement upon reel element collapsed, so that the linked the shaft by means of stop rings 39, clam ed sausages may be removed wlth the smoke thereto by set screws 40 or the like. he stick.. radial control plate 37, is provided with In the drawings, wherein for the purpose radial slots 41, receiving the side rods 22 n0 of illustration is shown a preferred emboditherein as more clearly shown in Figure 6.

ment of my invention, the numeral 15 desig- The side rods are provided adjacent to and upon opposite sides of the control plate with port arm has been shifted to the radial positransverse openings receiving stop elements, tion. j

in the form of cotter pins 42 or the like. The lug 6l 1s provided in its top with a The control plate functions to prevent the recess or groove 66, slidablyreceiving the longitudinal movement of the side rods 22 outer end of the link 50. This engagement 70 with respect to the shaft 15, but permits of between the link and the lug 61 prevents their free radial adjustment. The control the collar 62 .from turning upon the shaft plate, with the associated elements, permit with relation to the link 49 and other of the side rods being radially adjusted, elements ofthe reel element, and retains the while remaining parallel. Means are proarm 59 in radial alinenient with the arm 58. 75 vided to cause the carriages 27 and 31 to f The arms 59 carry sleeves 67, slidable move in unison, in opposite directions, thereon and adapteddzo be clamped thereto through the saine distance. This means emby set screws 69 or the like. These sleeves. bodies a collar 43, slidably mounted upon carry spring clips 69, adapted tor the re- 1 the shaft 15, between stop rings 44, clamped Ception of the smoke stick 70. The arrange- 804 to the Shaft by set screws or the like. ment of the arms 5S and 59 is such that the The numeral 46 designates a lever which is Smoke stick is held above and in alineincnt pivoted at 47, with the collar 43, and the with the lo'wermost side rod 22 and the pivot point 47 is equidistantly spaced from Smoke stick is eijuidistantly-spaced from the the ends ofthe lever. The lever 46 assumes pair of upper side rods 22. lt is thus seen 85 La, generally upright position and its upper -that the Side 'iOtlS 22 and the Smoke Stick end is pivotally connected, at 48, with a' torni1 a reel which is substantially square shifting link 49, having'parallel end porin croSssection. l I

tions which are oiiset laterally, as shown at Slidably mounted upon one side rod 22 50, in Figure 1. The outer end of the link 1s a clamp 71, which may be employedto 90 49 is arranged within a slotted knuckle 51 attach one end of the filled casing to the side and is pivoted thereto, as shown at 52. The rod. The s moke stick may be equipped lower end of the lever 46 has pivotal con-y with a similar clamp, if des1 red. nection with the inner end of ashiftinglink The operation of the machine is as fol- 53, which is bent downwardly, as shown. lows: This link has a laterally offset portion'54, The carriage 2i 1s shifted longitudinally whereby the outer end 55 of the link is upon the shaft 15 so that the side rods 22 lstraight and 1s arranged in alinement with are adjusted to the selected radial position the outer end ofthe link 49. The end 50 and -the collar 32 may he clamped to the is mounted within a slotted knuckle 56, and shaft 15 to deline this selected adjusted po- 'loe is pivoted therein as shown at 57. It is sition. The collar 34 is now shifted to the thus seen that when the carriage 27 is moved right into engagement with the carriage 31 inwardly, that the companion carriage 31 and clamped to the shaft l5, for holding will simultaneously move inwardly for the the cairiage 31 against longitudinal movesame distance, and when the carriage 31 is ment. The sleeves 67 ai'c now adjusted loii- 10J locked against longitudinal movement, the gitudinally upon the support arms 58 and carriage 27 is also held against longitudinal 59 so that the smoke stick 70 will be spaced movement. from the shaft 15 the saine distance as the The numeral 58 designates a radial supside rods 22. The end of the filled casing porting arm, which is preferably formed inmay now be twisted and fastened beneath tegral with the sleeve 38. The numeral 59 the clamp 71, and the reel element is turned designates a companion radial supporting one step until the casing contacts with the arm, the lower end of which is apertured next side rod 22. The casing is now pressed for the reception of a bolt or pivot element against the side rod by the thumb and fore- 60, see particularly Figures .5 and 7, and finger and the casing is suitably turned to this bolt is secured to the side of an upwardproduce the twisting of the casing adjacent ly projecting lug 61, formed integral with to the side rod. The ieel is turned another a collar 62, which is slidable upon the shaft step awa from the operator and the casing 15, and held between stop rings 63, clamped is broug t into contact 'with the side rod thereto by set screws 64 or the like. The and again pressed upon the side rod and 120 support arm 59 is provided at its lower end twiste producing the next link in the san-` with a lateral extension 64', projecting sage, as illustrated in Figure 10. The step longitudinally of the shaft l5, and adapted by step turning movement of the reel is thus to engage with a horizontal shoulder 65. continued and the links produced and The arrangement is such that the support wound about the reel, Figure 11. When the arm 59 may be swung inwardly or to the end of the casing is reached, the reel strucleft, Figure 2, to assume a substantially ture is collapsed, Figure 12, and the smoke horizontal position, but when it is swung stick 70 is removed from the clip 69 to the outwardly -or the right,the extension 64 arm 59 and this arm 59 swung outwardly willengage the shoulder 65 when the supto the horizontal position. The smoke stick 13 is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape',

Vport, a reel rotatable upon the support an size and arrangementof parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention, or the scopeA of the subjoined claims. y Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. In a sausage linking machine, a supembodying a smoke stick which is bodily removable from the other elements of the reel.v

2. In a sausage making machine, a support, a collapsible reel rotatable upon the support and embodying a smoke stick which is rlemovable from the, other elements of the ree 3. In a machine for making sausage, a ro-` tatable collapsiblek reellernbodying a smoke stick which is removable from the otherI elements of the reel.

4. In a machine for linking sausages, a support, a plurality of side rods carried by the support, means to move the side rods radially with relation to a smoke stick carried by the support an removable from said support and side rods.

5.' In a machine for linking sausages, a shaft, carriages slidably shaft, side rods arranged about the shaft in site directions,

the support, and

d collar, and a smoke stick removably mounted mounted upon thev spaced relation and extending longitudinally thereof, links connecting the side rods and carriages, means to move the carriages longitudinally upon the shaft and hold them against longitudinal mvement'in a selected position, va smoke stick extending longitudinally of the shaft, and A detachable means connecting thesmoke stick with the shaft, said smoke stick and side rods being embodied within a reel structure.

6. In .a machine for linking sausages, a shaft, carriages slidably mounted upon the shaft, connecting means between .the carriages whereby they move together in opposide rods extending longitudinally of the shaft, links connecting the side rods and carriages, a smoke stick eX- tending longitudinally of the shaft, and

means for detachably supporting the smoke stick from said shaft.

7. In a machine for vlinking sausages, a

d shaft, carriages slidably mounted upon the shaft, a collar rotatable upon the shaft, a lever pivoted upon the collar, links pivotally connected with the lever and with the carriages, means to hold one carriage against longitudinal movement, slide rods extending about the shaft in spaced relation and eX- tending longitudinally thereof, links connecting the side rods and carriages, a control plate rotatably mounted upon said shaft and having radial slots receiving the side rods, a radial arm rigidly connected with the lc ontrolrplate, a collar rotatably mounted upon said shaft and having a slot slidably receiving one link connectedwith said lever, a radial arm connected with the last named upon the radial arms. lf In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CLARENCE CURRY. 

